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@AlexD
I (think) I've only ever done two project threads and I don't own either bike any more, so I thought I'd just start a thread to chuck miscellaneous bike updates and musings that everyone can just put on ignore and be done with.
Donohue track
I think I'm more or less done with this bike, although it needs nicer bar tape and I'll eventually want to get nicer cranks and some better wheels. I bought the frame off here and build it up to be a nice-weather fun bike and also an actual track bike that I take to the velodrome. Since getting it track-legal, it's mainly been ridden on the track actually. Such fun and I've taken secret pleasure in it being the only older bike I've seen there so far. Not getting loads of use right now while Newport is closed, sadly. It’s got an SLR at the moment, not the flite in the photo.
Ribble Terry Dolan
This has been my only road bike for a while now and has gone from 8-speed 105 to it's current 10 speed Dura Ace 7700/7800 (with 105 shifters) mish-mash. I've always wanted to properly Neo-retro this up, but I'm not sure the frame would really suit that. It's a nice frame that rides well, but I've always wanted something with a bit more style and possibly a sick fade or two. Also has an SLR, as the flite ended up on the Genesis.
Genesis Croix de Fer
I'm pretty much only riding this at the moment. I bought the frame at the start of all this Covid business so I had something suitable to pop a child on the back of and ended up gradually building it up as a gravel bike, which is what it's doing most of it's duty as.
I've been buggering about with this A lot recently, trying to get the gears right. I started out 10spd with an 11-32 cassette and XT rear mech, which I found wasn't cutting it on some hills I was doing. I bought an 11-42 cassette, which I then needed a hanger extender to make work. Never got that shifting right, so I swapped it for a 11-36 and got rid of the extender - this is the current set-up and is working nicely. But then I impulse-bought some 11spd shifters on here, so...
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